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Sizing Up Oddballs
How much yarn is in that skein?

If you're like me, you have bins of yarn whose labels have long since disappeared. And in those few cases where you thought to save the label, the skein itself has been partially used. So how do you figure out how much yarn you have left, and what its gauge and recommended needle size are?

Part 1: Using a Niddy Noddy

Part 2: Using a McMorran Yarn Balance

Part 3: Using a Yarn Meter

Part 4: Matching to Needle Size and Gauge

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- All about mohair
- Merino 101
- All about wool

Careers in fiber
- Online yarn shop entrepreneur: interview with Emma Eaton, owner of TheWoolShack.com
- How to publish designs in knitwear magazines
- Writing and publishing a successful knitting-oriented book

Felting (fulling)
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- Fulling knitted garments

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